Liverpool vs Manchester United

3 - 1
🕒 Sun, 16 Dec 2018 16:00 Europe/London 📍 Anfield 🧑‍⚖️ Martin Atkinson 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished
Season
2018-2019 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 17
Regular Season Table
Liverpool 2 · Manchester United 6
Referee Stats
29 matches · 3.14 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.14
Reds avg 0.03
Penalties avg 0.14
Over 4.5 cards 17%
Home wins 31%
Draws 28%
Away wins 41%
How the match was won
  • Liverpool outshot their opponent (36-6).
  • Liverpool controlled possession (64%).
  • Liverpool had the sharper finishing (11-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Liverpool (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 17-2-0

Goals For / Against

55 / 10
Avg: 2.89 / 0.53

Points

53
Avg: 2.79

Clean Sheets

12

Failed to Score

1
Manchester United (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 9-3-7

Goals For / Against

32 / 29
Avg: 1.68 / 1.53

Points

30
Avg: 1.58

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.79
PPG
1.58
2.89
GF
1.68
0.53
GA
1.53
63%
O2.5
68%
37%
BTTS
63%
74%
Score 1st
53%

League-position context

Liverpool rank2nd
Manchester United rank6th
Liverpool points97
Manchester United points66
Liverpool: #2 · 97 pts · GD +67
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 45 pts above the play-off edge. 61 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Manchester United: #6 · 66 pts · GD +11
31 pts off the top 2. 14 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.
31-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Liverpool last 5 home

W W W W W
Points15/15
Weighted index100
Goals15-3
Record5-0-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Manchester United last 5 away

D L L L W
Points4/15
Weighted index18
Goals5-10
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Liverpool trend breakdown

Over 2.563%
BTTS37%
BTTS + O2.532%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 21%

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.568%
BTTS63%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.595%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Liverpool score at home95%
Liverpool clean sheet at home63%
Manchester United score away89%
Manchester United clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Liverpool score first74%
Liverpool win after scoring first93%
Manchester United score first53%
Manchester United win after scoring first80%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Liverpool 100% · Manchester United 33%
Avg first goal minute: Liverpool 24.6' · Manchester United 25.0'

Vs league average

Liverpool score at home2.89 vs 1.57
Liverpool concede at home0.53 vs 1.25
Manchester United score away1.68 vs 1.25
Manchester United concede away1.53 vs 1.57
Liverpool score 85% above league average, while Manchester United score 34% above league average.
Defensive side: Liverpool are 58% below league average at home, and Manchester United are 3% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.80
BTTS80%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Liverpool goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 13
16-30 12
46-60 12
61-75 7
0-15 6
31-45 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
31-45 2
61-75 2
46-60 1
16-30 0

Manchester United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 59% 2H scored: 41% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 12
76-90+ 6
0-15 5
46-60 4
61-75 4
16-30 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 7
0-15 6
61-75 6
46-60 3
76-90+ 3
31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
11
2
Total Shots
36
6
Shots off Goal
11
3
Blocked Shots
14
1
Shots Inside Box
17
2
Shots Outside Box
19
4
Ball Possession
64%
36%
Corner Kicks
13
2
Fouls
6
14
Offsides
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
7
Total Passes
562
321
Passes Accurate
458
211
Passes %
81%
66%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
2
Away
3
24'
24' Goal · 1-0
S. Mané
Normal Goal · Assist: Fabinho
26'
26' Diogo Dalot
33'
33' Goal · 1-1
J. Lingard
Normal Goal
40'
40' R. Lukaku
46'
46' Diogo Dalot
1st substitution · For: M. Fellaini
70'
70' N. Keïta
1st substitution · For: X. Shaqiri
73'
73' Goal · 2-1
X. Shaqiri
Normal Goal
79'
79' Ander Herrera
2nd substitution · For: A. Martial
80'
80' Goal · 3-1
X. Shaqiri
Normal Goal
84'
84' S. Mané
2nd substitution · For: J. Henderson
85'
85' J. Lingard
3rd substitution · For: Mata

Liverpool vs Manchester United 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Liverpool beat Manchester United 3-1 on Sunday, 16 December 2018 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Martin Atkinson. It was played at Anfield.

First half: Liverpool took the lead at 24' when S. Mané scored, with the assist credited to Fabinho, making the score 1-0. Diogo Dalot received a yellow card for Manchester United at 26'. Manchester United leveled the score at 33' when J. Lingard scored, making the score 1-1. R. Lukaku received a yellow card for Manchester United at 40'.

Second half: Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 46', with Diogo Dalot replacing M. Fellaini. Liverpool made their 1st substitution at 70', with N. Keïta replacing X. Shaqiri. Liverpool took the lead at 73' when X. Shaqiri scored, making the score 2-1. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 79', with Ander Herrera replacing A. Martial. Liverpool extended the lead at 80' when X. Shaqiri scored, making the score 3-1. Liverpool made their 2nd substitution at 84', with S. Mané replacing J. Henderson. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 85', with J. Lingard replacing Mata.

Liverpool used 2 substitutions while Manchester United used 3 substitutions. Manchester United got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Liverpool outshot their opponent (36-6).
  • Liverpool controlled possession (64%).
  • Liverpool had the sharper finishing (11-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games24
Home Wins7
Draws9
Away Wins8
Over 2.5 Goals15 (62.5%)
BTTS12 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games12
Home Wins4
Draws5
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals6 (50.0%)
BTTS4 (33.3%)

Liverpool vs Manchester United Head-to-Head History by Season